Good, Michie & Timms 1945, 1 Introduction: 15 Some Historical Notes, 15A First Stages in Machine Development, (c) Heath Robinson, p. 33. As to his strength being "displayed consistently", well...that's a bit more dicey. To my knowledge, no marvel hero has had their strengths be "consistent" throughout an entire series; on the plus side, they tend to grow over time, like any well trained skill or muscle. On the other, retcons can change reasons or rationale behind powers. Plotwise, we have seen abilities falter or things that shouldn't happen to them happen, just as a result of the story needing to progress. Colossus is subject to this same happening; yes his overall powers will always remain the same, but their "extent" can depend heavily on the writer, the context, and the demands of story, plot and drama.

That was a terrible mistake. I was instructed to destroy all the records, which I did. I took all the drawings and the plans and all the information about Colossus on paper and put it in the boiler fire. And saw it burn. [70] Archaeologist Ursula Vedder postulates that the Colossus was not located in the harbour area at all, but rather was part of the Acropolis of Rhodes, which stood on a hill that overlooks the port area. The ruins of a large temple, traditionally thought to have been dedicated to Apollo, are situated at the highest point of the hill. Vedder believes that the structure would actually have been a Helios sanctuary, and a portion of its enormous stone foundation could have served as the supporting platform for the Colossus. [26] Modern Colossus projects [ edit ]Even as a teenager his superhuman strength was impressive placing him in the upper tiers of strength in the Marvel Universe at approximately 70-75 tons.

When Illyana revealed her true intentions; to use Legion to destroy the Elder Gods and reclaim her soul, risking the fate of the universe to do so, the X-Men had her imprisoned in the X-Brig, only releasing her with a bomb strapped to her chest for select missions. Colossus tried to argue that these measures were too harsh, but Illyana declined his offers of help, telling him that she accepted her punishment. [88] Fear Itself [ ]The remains were described briefly by Strabo (64 or 63BC – c. 24AD), in his work Geography (Book XIV, Chapter 2.5). Strabo was a Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. A Colossus computer was thus not a fully Turing complete machine. However, University of San Francisco professor Benjamin Wells has shown that if all ten Colossus machines made were rearranged in a specific cluster, then the entire set of computers could have simulated a universal Turing machine, and thus be Turing complete. [68] Ultimately, Theophanes is the sole source of this account, and all other sources can be traced to him. [9] (pp 169–174) As Theophanes' source was Syriac, it may have had vague information about a raid and attributed the statue's demise to it, not knowing much more. Or the Arab destruction and the purported sale to a Jew may have originated as a powerful metaphor for Nebuchadnezzar's dream of the destruction of a great statue. [9] (pp 165–187)

Good, Michie & Timms 1945, 1 Introduction: 11 German Tunny, 11E The Tunny Network, (b) Wheel-breaking and Setting, p. 15. Colossus, the first large-scale electronic computer, which went into operation in 1944 at Britain’s wartime code-breaking headquarters at Bletchley Park. Howard Campaigne, a mathematician and cryptanalyst from the US Navy's OP-20-G, wrote the following in a foreword to Flowers' 1983 paper "The Design of Colossus".Colossus was designed by General Post Office (GPO) research telephone engineer Tommy Flowers [1] to solve a problem posed by mathematician Max Newman at the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park. Alan Turing's use of probability in cryptanalysis (see Banburismus) contributed to its design. It has sometimes been erroneously stated that Turing designed Colossus to aid the cryptanalysis of the Enigma. [4] (Turing's machine that helped decode Enigma was the electromechanical Bombe, not Colossus.) [5] a b Good, Michie & Timms 1945, 1 Introduction: 11 German Tunny, 11C Wheel Patterns, (b) Differenced and Undifferenced Wheels, p. 11. Cosmic Pyrokinesis: An Avatar of the Phoenix can create 'cosmic' flames under any conditions even the impossible ones such as vacuum space or underwater. These flames do not require oxygen to burn and burn so intensely that matter is consumed without by-products such as ash. It has perfect control over these flames, and they only consume what it wills. Typically, they manifest as a raptor or part of a raptor such as a claw or wings, in the case of an avatar. [94] Now mind you, it was even stated by Peter himself that the Hulk "looked weak" and seemd disoriented here, so its unlikely he was fighting anywhere near his peak, as he was in Wolrd War Hulk where he broke Peter's arms in his metal form. Still, to be able to take on any form of the Hulk and have him at a disadvantage for even a short time speaks to a strength/power level that is nothing to joke about. And this little scuff up did take place in the 616 universe, so it counts as a viable display of Peter's strength. Construction [ edit ] Timeline and map of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, including the Colossus of Rhodes

Boatwright, Mary T. (2002). Hadrian and the Cities of the Roman Empire. Princeton University Press. p.24. ISBN 978-0-6910-9493-9. Tommy Flowers MBE [d] was a senior electrical engineer and Head of the Switching Group at the Post Office Research Station at Dollis Hill. Prior to his work on Colossus, he had been involved with GC&CS at Bletchley Park from February 1941 in an attempt to improve the Bombes that were used in the cryptanalysis of the German Enigma cipher machine. [32] He was recommended to Max Newman by Alan Turing, who had been impressed by his work on the Bombes. [33] The main components of the Heath Robinson machine were as follows.After the events of Schism, Kitty Pryde attempted to convince him to go with her to Westchester. Colossus chose to remain on Utopia however, stating that with all that he carried inside himself as the Juggernaut, he was not fit to be around children, effectively ending their relationship. [90] He then joined Cyclops' Extinction Team. During a mission to Tabula Rasa in which Colossus fought a number of monsters in search for his sister, he was shown to take on aspects of Cyttorak, including spikes and claws. After being calmed down by his sister, however, these aspects vanished. Eventually, he volunteered to be imprisoned alongside his sister due to being afraid of losing control of himself. In the late fourth century BC, Rhodes, allied with Ptolemy I of Egypt, prevented a mass invasion staged by their common enemy, Antigonus I Monophthalmus. Granted, Colossus' power has actually grown over time; when he first arrived at Xavier's school in the 616 universe as a young adult/late teenager, feats at the above level where never shown. Concurrently, in later comics [decades chronologically, but in story where he was his late 20s-early 30s], he was shown being strong enough to stand up to [even if he was defeated by] an enraged Hulk, with his agility outclassing that of the monster. This can be seen here: